The Brookhaven leader., 1887-05-26

The w. C. T. U. will meet at the Pres
byterian church at four this evening.
New cheese, pure leaf lard, cheap tin
ware, novelties and notions Mt Powelrs
VIM. Abshagen has the incest and
latest styles of shoes for the season, prices
low.
Miss Nenie Warren is again out n
society, after a tedious spell of sick.
ness.
Our young friend Tom White has re-
Turned from school at the Centenary
College.
There should be large turnout at the
meeting at the Court house next Satur-
day night.
ClsTERNs-A. Riggs & Bro, 247 Delord
street, near. Dryades, New Orleans. Send
for price list.
A good many Brookhaveuites have been
in attendance at various times OH the
great Jackson trial.
If you want cool, fresh, exhilerating
drink, try LewenthaPs ice-cold soda wa
ter, only cents glass.
The rain interfcred seriously with the
Band of Hope Mite Meeting at Heuck's
Hall last Thursday night.
DIR. Wesley Martin, Brook Ravens cham
pion gardener, has our thanks for fine
simple of his vegetables.
That staunch Prohibitionist and worthy
citizen, Mr.. II. 4. Beacham, of Summit
was in town last Saturday.
Mr. n. Il. G. Watson, a substantial
farmer and citizen of the Union Church
neighborbood, was III town Saturday.
The ladies' of the Baptist church will
evening Mt the same stand in front Of
IIenck & Sons.
Lawrence county was represented in
town yesterday hy Hon. c. X. Dale, l.. A..
Westhershy, Esq, and Messrs. A. w.
and Tom Maxwell.
Rev. W. Is. Murrah filled the pulpit
at the Methodist church last Sabbath,
kcv. A. ]. Watkins, the pastor, being
csuiined to his room by illness.
Ifyou want i good suit of clothes and a
neat fit, call on WIN. II. PierSon, the
popular clothier, Nos. 20 and - Camp
Street, New Orleans, under City Hotel.
Rows. J. r. Parish and A. +. Watkins
have been invited to deliver addresses at
the closing exercises of Prof Maxey's
school mentioned IN our Bogue Chtto
notes.
The ladies of the Wesleyan Society
will sell ice-creain and Strawberries at the
Masonic Hall tomorrow evening ms
usual. Price 10 cents saucer. Give
them call.
The Lady of Lyons Troupe played to
good house at Wesson last Friday even
ing. Next Monday evening they will
favor the citizens of Hazlehurst with n
performance.
Dir, Pat Henry, father of the well
known Henry brothers, and for several
years q valued citizen of Brookhaven
aud vicinity, has removed with his
family to West Point.
We regret to learn that Assessor J. N.
Tyler was thrown by q horse in Bogue
Chitto last Tuesday morning and dan.
gerously hurt. He had a cash ont from
Just above the left eye over to the back
of the head, and was insensible for sever
al hours We are glad to learn, however,
that ut last accounts, he had returned
TO consciousness and was resting easy.
A malicious two-legged dog broke into
the meat stall of Messrs. Fultz Il Lewis
last Tuesday night and scattered the
meats that they had prepared for next
morning into the streets. Such low
down, dirty trick cannot be condemned
too severely, and if the perpetrator is
discovered he should DO made to suffer
the full penalty of the law.
Our enterprising townsman, Mr.. +. II.
Hartman, has started large bricky ard /,
ana Is making arrangements to turn out
large quantity.of the best machine-mado
brick. He will make enough to rebuild
his own store on front street, and a
liberal quantity for sale. it being his
idea-and it is the correct one, too-that
II he can make brick here rs cheap as
they can be imported, it Is better to do so,
thus keeping the money that is paid out
IN circulation here among our home
people, instead of sending to Tangipahos.
or elsewhere.
We are told that ono night last week
Dir. ID. s. Rollins, II well-kuOwn farmer
oil beat 3, was waylaid and dangerously
shot with nine buckshot at or near his
home. Mr.. Rollins was the man who
"sa charged with the killing of DR..
"eathersby few years ago, and at the
iast term of our Circuit Court was
1led by ayoung man for certain wages
chained and won the suit, and il is
S"bpoaed one OF the other Of these troU.
lies .h"pre'! The co0atdh sitaek arnr
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